To learn the resistance....
1. Don't go into the table.
2. Use a fat tip.
To go into the table is commonly taught by players who already know how to masse, and they often forget how they learned.
If you know zero masse, with 1 hand hold the stick and randomly stab at the ball lightly while NOT going into the table. Once you see the ball masse 12" it will reassure you that you don't have to go into the table for everything (technical never, but that's near impossible). Don't laugh at this process, it's a very big eye opener and that is all it's meant to be.
Use a fat tip to start as that increases the likelihood of seeing a masse hit. The smaller the tip, the smaller the hit box, the less confidence you'll build.
If you watch that first video, notice he is using a fat tip, but most importantly notice that he isn't hitting it very hard, at least not as nearly as hard as people who teach going into the table.
I learned from a female 3 cushion player, she was a great teacher. Although she barely spoke English, she got me off the path of going into the table and not learning the resistance. No matter how good or bad you are, you can learn the corner to corner parabola.
1. Don't go into the table.
2. Use a fat tip.
To go into the table is commonly taught by players who already know how to masse, and they often forget how they learned.
If you know zero masse, with 1 hand hold the stick and randomly stab at the ball lightly while NOT going into the table. Once you see the ball masse 12" it will reassure you that you don't have to go into the table for everything (technical never, but that's near impossible). Don't laugh at this process, it's a very big eye opener and that is all it's meant to be.
Use a fat tip to start as that increases the likelihood of seeing a masse hit. The smaller the tip, the smaller the hit box, the less confidence you'll build.
If you watch that first video, notice he is using a fat tip, but most importantly notice that he isn't hitting it very hard, at least not as nearly as hard as people who teach going into the table.
I learned from a female 3 cushion player, she was a great teacher. Although she barely spoke English, she got me off the path of going into the table and not learning the resistance. No matter how good or bad you are, you can learn the corner to corner parabola.